Samsung Galaxy Note 3 vs Samsung Galaxy Note II

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Galaxy Note 3 compared with Galaxy Note II

	SamsungGalaxy Note 3	SamsungGalaxy Note II
Overview
Released
Released	September 2013	September 2012
Display
Screen size
Screen size	5.7″	5.55″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1280 × 720
Sharpness
Sharpness	386 pixels per inch (better)	265 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	OLED	OLED
Display type
Display type	Full HD Super AMOLED, 1,920 × 1,080, 16M colours	5.55-inch HD Super AMOLED, 1,280 × 720
Screen protection
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass	–
Performance
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon 800	Exynos 4412
Memory
Memory	3 GB (better)	2 GB
Storage
Storage	32 GB, 64 GB	16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB
CPU
CPU	2.3 GHz quad-core Krait 400 (SM-N9005, Notebookcheck); 3 GB RAM	1.6 GHz quad-core Cortex-A9 (Notebookcheck); 2 GB RAM
GPU
GPU	Adreno 330 (Notebookcheck)	Mali-400 MP4 (Notebookcheck)
Storage type
Storage type	32 or 64 GB; microSD card slot up to 64 GB	16, 32 or 64 GB; microSD up to 64 GB
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	13 MP (better)	8 MP
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Front camera
Front camera	2 MP (better)	1.9 MP
Main camera
Main camera	13 MP BSI, autofocus, Smart Stabilization, high-CRI LED flash	8 MP BSI, autofocus, LED flash
Front camera
Front camera	2 MP BSI	1.9 MP BSI
Video recording
Video recording	UHD 4K at 30 fps; 1080p at 60 fps	1080p
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	3,200 mAh (better)	3,100 mAh
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Removable battery	Removable battery
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	168 g (better)	180 g
Thickness
Thickness	8.3 mm (better)	9.4 mm
Height × width
Height × width	151.2 × 79.2 mm	151.1 × 80.5 mm
Stylus
Stylus	Yes	Yes
Materials
Materials	Gorilla Glass front, plastic back with a stitched leather-look finish; exchangeable back covers	Glass front, plastic back and frame (Notebookcheck)
Colours
Colours	Jet Black, Classic White, Blush Pink	Titanium Grey, Marble White
Sensors
Sensors	Gesture, accelerometer, geomagnetic, gyro, light, pressure, proximity, temperature and humidity, Hall	Accelerometer, geomagnetic, gyro, light, proximity, barometer
Software
Operating system
Operating system	Android	Android
Software at launch
Software at launch	Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean)	Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	4G LTE Cat 4 with carrier aggregation (bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20); 3G bands 1, 2, 5, 8; GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz	GSM/EDGE/GPRS 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz; 3G HSPA+ 21 Mbps (GT-N7100)
SIM
SIM	–	Micro-SIM
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz), Wi-Fi Direct	Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.0; ANT+	Bluetooth 4.0 LE, aptX
NFC
NFC	Yes	–
USB
USB	USB 3.0 (micro-USB) with MHL; 3.5 mm headphone jack	USB 2.0 (micro-USB) with MHL; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Positioning
Positioning	GPS, Glonass	A-GPS, Glonass